Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Calming

Sup. Christensen: Make the Stockton Tunnel Better for Walking and Biking

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 11, 2015 | 15 Comments

D3 Supervisor Julie Christensen wants to make the Stockton Tunnel more comfortable to walk and bike through. She announced today that she procured at least $100,000 in the city budget for a study of improvements in the next fiscal year. “Union Square is known all over the world. Chinatown is known all over the world,” […]

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Wiggle Safety Upgrades Delayed Over Turn Bans to Reduce Thru Traffic

By Aaron Bialick | May 13, 2015 | 19 Comments

Improvements that would make the Wiggle calmer and safer have been delayed after continued driver protests against three left turn bans on Divisadero Street proposed as part of the project. Approval of the project was removed from the SFMTA Board of Directors’ Tuesday agenda and postponed until June. Hoodline reported that some members of the Lower […]

SFMTA Proposes Short-Term Safety Upgrades for Octavia Boulevard

By Aaron Bialick | May 7, 2015 | 4 Comments

Ten years after Octavia Boulevard opened in the footprint of the former Central Freeway, the SFMTA has proposed a package of short-term safety fixes for people walking and biking, especially along the cross streets. The upgrades could be implemented by the end of 2016. Proposals in the works include a bike lane on eastbound Page Street, a […]

Drivers Hit Two Seniors in Two Days at Castro and 19th Crosswalk

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2015 | 20 Comments

Two seniors were injured by drivers in a crosswalk at 19th and Castro Streets in separate crashes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bryan Goebel, Streetsblog SF’s first editor, and his neighbor Hank Cancel happened upon the aftermath of the crashes. Both victims sustained minor injures, according to Goebel and Cancel. But they said close calls with […]

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Planning Dept Releases Design Guide for “Living Alleys” Around Hayes Valley

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 27, 2015 | 4 Comments

The SF Planning Department released a design guide this week for “living alleys” [PDF], providing a template to transform SF’s narrow, low-traffic streets into places to gather and play. Inspired by the Dutch “woonerf” concept, the “Living Alleys Toolkit” lays out proven design measures that make smaller streets more inviting to stay and play on, giving street life […]

Eyes on the Street: To Transform an Intersection, Just Add Color

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

At the most recent Sunday Streets in the Mission, Walk SF demonstrated how a little chalk can give a sense of place to an intersection. Just holding back the cars allows the community to add its own flair through color, transforming an asphalt expanse into a calmer, more people-oriented space. “It helps to calm traffic. It […]

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